Home › Words › D › dykesdykesdykes means A surname.Among words judged in Lexicurio's Arena, dykes ranks #36,606 of 42,747 for Qualifying.EtymologyLikely a blend of diagonal + cut, with influence from dyke and dike.nameA surname.nounDiagonal cutting pliers; diagonal pliers; diagonal cutters; wire cutters.e.g.“If you use undersized dykes to cut large wire, you can damage or break them.” — 2008, John Hechtman, Audio Wiring Guide: How to Wire the Most Popular Audio and Video Connectors, page 15:Definitions & examples from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0).Words closest in meaningBy meaning, not spelling — each word's AI semantic fingerprint, nearest first.dyked 62% match — Containing a dyke (ditch). vs dykes →dikelet 61% match — A small dike. vs dykes →dikage 57% match — dikes generally, or their construction vs dykes →dikelike 56% match — Resembling or characteristic of a dike. vs dykes →dyke 56% match — An earthwork raised to prevent inundation of low land by the sea or flooding rivers. vs dykes →dikeside 55% match — Located beside a dike. vs dykes →snips 54% match — shears; hand tools used to cut sheet metal and other tough webs vs dykes →dykehood 54% match — The state or sphere of dykes, or lesbians. vs dykes →